After infiltrating the main characters' group, I became the most beautiful woman in the world.

Meanwhile, Yue Zijin continued walking forward along the black hole. The air inside was stagnant, and there was a strange smell of decay emanating from it. He also stepped on something slippery and sticky.

The black hole was initially extremely narrow, and he could only curl up and crawl inside. Later, the space opened up, and he stood up. However, the smell along the way was so unpleasant that he had to walk the entire way with a frown on his face.

After an unknown amount of time, they finally found a glimmer of light ahead.

After walking this route, he was certain that this was not the place where the Taoist Cangsong hid his treasure.

The last hint from the Taoist of the Pine Tree was that what you see is not necessarily the truth, but the cave entrance hidden by vines was definitely real, which already violated the rules.

Besides, he hadn't seen any traps so far. If it were truly a place where the cultivation manual was kept, he would never have been able to leave so easily.

Upon reaching the light, I discovered it was an iron gate, rusted and weathered, bearing witness to countless storms.

Although the iron gate was blunt, it could not be opened by human power, but this was exactly what Yue Zijin had planned.

He took out a small piece of wire from the small cloth bag at his waist, rummaged through the rusty lock cylinder, and soon opened it with a "click".

He muttered to himself as he drove, "I wonder how old man Li is doing."

Old Man Li was the one who taught Yue Zijin how to pick locks. He was a carpenter, and almost all the furniture in Baicao Village was made by him.

In his youth, he traveled all over the country and learned a lot of unorthodox skills. The little gadgets that Yue Zijin made were inseparable from his guidance. Although they did not formally become his apprentices, in Yue Zijin's heart, he was his master.

Thinking of this, I started to miss everyone in Baicao Village again.

"Sigh, Aunt Zhu's big cat probably already has kittens, I wonder if Fatty listened to Aunt Cai, and I wonder when we'll get to eat Grandma Jinxiu's spicy peanuts again..."

The boy's finger landed on the iron gate, but he hesitated to push it open.

He still vividly remembers the scene of the villagers seeing him off when he left home, and Yue Zijin feels a little bitter in his heart.

If he can't go back today, I wonder if people will think of him in their spare time.

After a moment of sadness, Yue Zijin punched himself again: "Pah! I'm destined to be a peerless hero, how could I possibly be defeated in such a small place?"

After that punch, he calmed down considerably.

Looking at the iron gate in front of him, he no longer hesitated, as if he had made up his mind about something, and pushed the gate open and walked in.

Rumbling--

As soon as he stepped inside, the surroundings shook violently. He was terrified and, without seeing anything clearly, quickly retreated back outside, fearing that the cave might collapse for no apparent reason.

Meanwhile, Su Ning, who had accidentally stepped into a trap, turned pale and dared not move.

I breathed a sigh of relief when the shaking stopped.

After the two pushed open the stone door in front of them, what they saw was neither a ferocious medicine puppet nor an assassin ambushed by the demonic sect.

The room was empty. After they went in, the stone door closed automatically. Su Ning and Lin Ci wanted to find the switch to turn it on, but Su Ning accidentally stepped on a brick on the ground, which made the whole stone chamber shake.

Fortunately, it only looks scary; the stone chamber shows no signs of collapsing.

Lin Ci rushed to her side the moment he noticed something was wrong, which made her feel very safe.

After everything was alright, Su Ning didn't dare to wander around recklessly. She only started moving around after Lin Ci had finished his investigation.

Lin Ci: "Besides the mechanism you just stepped on, there shouldn't be anything else in this room, but there's also no mechanism to open the door."

The stone chamber was not large, and it seemed to be a place where people used to live.

In the middle, there was a stone carving resembling a bed. On a wooden shelf in the corner, there were several tattered scrolls covered in dust, but unfortunately, due to the passage of time, the writing on them was no longer very clear.

To Su Ning's left was a field, where plants were actually growing.

It was a small patch of red flowers. Su Ning didn't know its name, so she called Lin Ci to come and check: "The owner of this house is still growing this kind of flower. No wonder we could smell its fragrance as soon as we came in."

Lin Ci lowered his eyes, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the hilt of his sword: "I don't know what kind of flower this is. It's obvious that few people come here, so the fact that this flower can still grow means there must be a well-ventilated area nearby."

"There must be a second door."

"We just didn't realize it yet."

Su Ning was somewhat puzzled: "Could it be that they lured us here just to trap and kill us?"

Lin Ci glanced around, then focused his gaze back on the red flower, his voice cool and clear: "Perhaps we need to meet some conditions."

He reached out to touch the flower, but Su Ning stopped him: "Wait, this flower's origin is unknown. You should cover it with a handkerchief."

Lin Ci turned to take the handkerchief from the other person, her fingertips unconsciously touching the other person's fingers, and her heart skipped a beat.

He didn't dare look at Su Ning again, and picked up the red flower to examine it.

As soon as the red flower was plucked, a girl exclaimed in surprise.

It turned out that many insects had crawled out of the soil and were now scattering in all directions.

Lin Ci wanted to follow the insects' trail, but those black dot-like insects were particularly strange. The moment they ran out, they would disappear back into the soil, making them impossible for him to catch.

Lin Ci held the red flower in his hand, and combined it with the shape of the insect, a clue flashed through his mind, but before he could grasp it, the silk thread darted out.

He had no choice but to suppress his doubts, but the consequences would lead to his utter ruin...

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Yue Zi stayed outside for a while, and after confirming that the vibration inside had stopped, she stepped back inside.

This time he was extra careful, afraid that the house would shake again, and he was ready to rush out at any moment.

He waited for a long time, but it never happened again. He even jumped up and down, but it didn't trigger the vibration again. He breathed a sigh of relief and took out his tinderbox to light up the surroundings.

But as soon as I took a closer look, I was startled.

A skeleton was embedded in the wall. He swallowed hard and moved the light in his hand to other places, where there were also remains.

These skeletons are scattered in various places, and it is unknown what kind of technique was used to embed people into the walls.

No wonder there was a stench even in the cave; with so many corpses in the room, it would be strange if it didn't stink.

These skeletons took at least several decades to form, and Yue Zijin felt a chill run down his spine whenever he thought that these skeletons were once living people.

Even my body felt cold.

He carefully avoided the skeletons, but found that the skeleton in the main seat was different from the ones around him.

The skeleton was sitting cross-legged, and it was even wearing clothes.

He didn't dare touch the material of the clothes. Next to the skull was a box. It was obvious that no one had been here for a long time, and the box was covered with a thick layer of dust.

He first bowed three times to the skeleton before carefully picking up the box.

Upon opening it, the four large characters "Blazing Sun Blade Technique" were clearly written on it.

Below that is an internal energy cultivation method called Shouyang Jing, which is used in conjunction with sword techniques.

Yue Zijin was completely dumbfounded. Are secret manuals and cultivation techniques so common these days?

He actually managed to snag a bargain.

He carefully examined the wooden box again, fearing it might be a trap.

However, they found a letter inside, signed by Ling Xuzi, who was clearly the owner of these two cultivation techniques.

He carefully read the letter, but his expression became serious.

It turned out that this place was originally a dungeon. The skeletons he had just seen were people who came to compete for the cultivation technique. What he didn't expect was that Ling Xuzi was actually the senior brother of Cangsong Daoren.

It was Daoist Cangsong who imprisoned Lingxuzi and then released a large number of people to plunder the Shouyang Scripture and the Yanyang Saber Technique, with the aim of making them kill each other.

As for why Lingxuzi was imprisoned, it was because Cangsong Daoren had long since joined the demonic sect. He killed the two men's master and then devised a plan to capture Lingxuzi alive.

The reason is that the only person in the world who can counter Cangsong Daoren's techniques is Lingxuzi.